Transport and streets

• Council bid secures £1.8m for Rally Park improvements

  11 October 2023

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  ROUTES through Leicester’s Rally Park for walkers, wheelers and cyclists are set to be improved, thanks to a successful bid for funding from Active Travel England.

• Pair of half term roadwork schemes to take place

  10 October 2023

  2 minute read

  NEARLY a quarter of million pounds is being invested by Leicester City Council on two important road repair and resurfacing projects taking place during the October half term holidays.

• Historic city centre streets set for revamp

  9 October 2023

  3 minute read

  THREE city centre streets, at the heart of Leicester’s historic Old Town, are set for a revamp with work now underway on Grey Friars.

• Overnight traffic restrictions planned for road improvements

  29 September 2023

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  TEMPORARY restrictions will be in place on part of Leicester’s busy Aylestone Road for up to five nights from next week, for carriageway resurfacing.

• Council car parks achieve national award for safe parking

  28 September 2023

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  LEICESTER’S Haymarket and Newarke Street car parks have been awarded a national Park Safe award in recognition of the high standards of safe and secure parking provided there.

• Enforcement underway at Belgrave Gate bus stop

  18 September 2023

  2 minute read

  CAMERA enforcement has begun in Leicester’s Belgrave Gate to tackle motorists who illegally park in a bus stop.

• People urged to plan their travel to Leicester ahead of BBC Radio 2 In The Park weekend

  13 September 2023

  4 minute read

  MUSIC fans will be heading to Leicester this weekend to enjoy two days of live music in Victoria Park, as the city hosts this year’s BBC Radio 2 In The Park.

• Bus stop camera enforcement due to begin at Belgrave Gate

  31 August 2023

  2 minute read

  CCTV cameras are due to begin operating in Leicester’s Belgrave Gate to tackle motorists who illegally park in a bus stop.

• Road closures ahead for resurfacing at Fiveways junction

  17 August 2023

  4 minute read

  MOTORISTS are being warned about a programme of road closures that will come into effect from later this month at Leicester’s A50/Fiveways junction.

• Road safety work to begin at Hungarton Boulevard

  16 August 2023

  2 minute read

  A NEW road safety scheme is to be brought in to reduce traffic speeds and cut the risk of accidents on a busy section of Leicester’s outer ring road.

• Work starts on upgrade for pedestrian zone’s bollards

  2 August 2023

  2 minute read

  THE NETWORK of automatic bollards that surrounds Leicester’s pedestrian zone is to be upgraded as part of improvements planned by the city council.

• Road closures ahead as Fiveways junction improvements continue

  2 August 2023

  2 minute read

  ROAD closures will be in place on part of Leicester’s busy A50 next week as work on a major highway improvement scheme progresses.